Despite all the signings and Euroleague success among Raptors players, some additions, namely the new assistant coaches are being looked over.
Despite concern from fans about clashes between James Johnson and speculation of being on the coaching hot seat, Dwayne Casey remains in charge of the bench but is now surrounded by 3 new assistants.
Casey will be reunited with Jerry Stackhouse, who he coached during the 2008-09 Dallas Mavericks season. At the time, Casey was the defensive coach for Rick Carlisle’s team. With all the talk about the Raptors lacking playoff experience, it is a welcome sign to be able to have Rex Kalamian who spent the last six seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the past two as lead assistant.